List of Scottish governments

This is a list of all Scottish Parliaments and Governments (called the Scottish Executive from 1999 until 2008) from the time of the introduction of devolved government for Scotland in 1999.

The first Scottish Government was formed between a coalition agreement between the Scottish Labour Party and Scottish Liberal Democrats, headed by the first minister Donald Dewar from 1999 until his death whilst serving in office in 2000. The incumbent Scottish Government, the Second Swinney government, is a Scottish National Party (SNP) minority government which was formed in May 2026 and is headed by first minister John Swinney.

List Party key Labour Liberal DemocratScottish Greens Scottish National Party

1st Parliament TermGovernmentFirst MinisterDeputyParties1999–2000DewarDonald DewarJim WallaceLabourLiberal Democrats2000–2001McLeishHenry McLeishJim WallaceLabourLiberal Democrats2001–2003Jack McConnellJim WallaceLabourLiberal Democrats 2nd Parliament TermGovernmentFirst MinisterDeputyParties2003–2007Jack McConnellJim Wallace Labour PartyNicol StephenLiberal Democrats 3rd Parliament TermGovernmentFirst MinisterDeputyParties2007–20111st SalmondAlex SalmondNicola SturgeonScottish National Party 4th Parliament TermGovernmentFirst MinisterDeputyParties2011–20142nd SalmondAlex SalmondNicola SturgeonScottish National Party2014–20161st SturgeonNicola SturgeonJohn SwinneyScottish National Party 5th Parliament TermGovernmentFirst MinisterDeputyParties2016–20212nd SturgeonNicola SturgeonJohn SwinneyScottish National Party 6th Parliament TermGovernmentFirst MinisterDeputyParties2021–20233rd SturgeonNicola SturgeonJohn SwinneyScottish National PartyScottish Greens2023–20241st YousafHumza YousafShona RobisonScottish National PartyScottish Greens20242nd YousafHumza YousafShona RobisonScottish National Party2024–20261st SwinneyJohn SwinneyKate ForbesScottish National Party 7th Parliament TermGovernmentFirst MinisterDeputyParties2026–2nd SwinneyJohn SwinneyJenny GilruthScottish National Party

See also List of first ministers of Scotland List of British governments List of Northern Ireland Executives List of Welsh Governments

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